New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-06
TIE SCHOOLS or THE STATE.
THEIR ANNUAL COST AND THEIR WORK
yrrELY SUGGESTIONS BY THE SUPERINTENDENT

yrNrELY SUGGESTIONS BY THE SUPERINTENDENT
OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.
AIp.SY Ian s (SpeciaD-Tn his annual report TO the
Legislature. s. Draper. superintendent OF Public In
sruction says the paid directly for the support
of common schools the year ended August 90 1885,
WAS Sl3 9s6 "a. OF this over S9000000 was paid
AS wages to tho 25 teachers employed by the depart
ment OF these teachers 1892 were men and 2o,373
were women and their average salary was S1Ol 81 In
cities and s26l 6G in The number or children at
school the OF the year was lO27767 The aver
age In which the schools were open WAS In
cities. 80. T. and In towns. 33.6 Notwithstanding tho
Compulsory Education Act of 1874 the number OF chill
drcn attending school for period OF the year in
portion whole number OF school age has been grow
ing smaller since 1870 In that year was 60 per cent
In 1850 81 per cent ami in 1885, % per cent Ana
VET says Mr. Draper, the schools full In most Of
the cities the accommodations taxed 10 the utmost
ANY efectual OF the law Che Compulsory Edu
cation Acp would at create he adds the necessity
for additional buildings in every city OF the state.
In advocating a system of FREQ textbooks Mr.. Draper
Gays
There are two classes children whom Is drienlt TO
"a school by parents Ont w not stay
parents Who have 4Oou heir education To etpeF
pensc system Of nee textbook, not 80 g AZ
10 made an important agent ior bringing school.
class children whcse only education IS no" ooAH'd III 'Ao
Excellent works. done ny the nine Normal schools
In the state and their graduates arc In demand rs
yet they do not MI in ten Of the vacancies
occurring Ia the ranks of tho 10000 common school
teachers. The superintendent says that something
should be done meet the want Of well trained teacRer%
lie estimates that from 5000 1000 teachers In our
common schools drop every year. aud their places
supplied by many without previous experience.
nine cnths OF whom have no adequate preparation Tor
the responsible work which they taking up In the
work OF preparing teachers for the public schools
spending much money upon too few persons"
OF the licensing OF teachers he SAYS:
The system bv which ninety three cent Of onr
teachers licensed T. Attended win mdltitnds Of evh,
~ often osruBcates arc .suol without any examination
whatever and where examination, are held There Is 20
ana apply IA sisnporine place bo accepted Thcre -
TO believe At Tao power I" grant ccitA,Ans ~ ne
Trcoinnend, thT he present yem granting he
.'oPprd at once Ccr'1eAe; now ~ TO- GO ,or Dc oTe
careful attention
Considerable attention IA bestowed tho branches
Of study In the common schools. Mr. Draper says
tn many localities happens THAI such a. e.y' Tho
schools whiie IN ,o common eLs.' - MI, ~ he
~ an IN The earlier .nd d"up" tprv are a. NeL
Meat: n e! y, 5 5s e S4S" M aa p. .r
-~rs for they have been uuEt no ruiz anI siysn Dn
little pl~cueo They frequently sovenJ "''ers io' u'y
the report sugge.Js a revision of the laws governing
the school SYSTEM which are badly mixed tho need
oi larger lccturc-room ~ thc Ne"fork Museum OF
Natural Iii story; more and better school buildings a
living connection between Cornell University and the
state school system The free scholar hips nj Cornell In
fhe last ten years have NJ, been more than ehiri
ncd 10 Is suggested that steps be takon 20 III them aud
"A plan is proposed whereby II may be- done.
.rhe problem Of Indian Education" Gays Mr.. Draper.
Is q hard one" and lac adds
The that be ions will not avail much The whole
arrangement III Judgment wrong u not wrong OBi
nAy has lived longer than ought he system OF re-erv
should br abandoned. Ihe Lands should DC divided
among Indians AMI conveyed To tnem To- be nAienabs
twenty twenty They should bo
and the privileges aud cArgel WITH tho
OJgAtiJis and spousib ltes which win citizenship
Calling attention to tho wonderful growth OF education
a. work ia the state. Mr. Draper a.s why few thousand
dollars should be spent Ia while In detcrmin-
| ing how tho vast sum NEARLY Slt.OOOOOol now
required TO the best advantage. lie says:
SUPPOSE $4,000 expended paying the OF
special educ perhaps thirty persons DO
by the Governor aud To 10 Of tho
and the college and tho Normal men,
aradey and high school and the city boards and
and the school
teachers schools and other, ngag
ID bnt nter-srd n and having ideas
summer. and deliberate Tor thirty days and
late ther CONCLUSIONS prepared ~
that the money would not be well expended